CIT can broadcast your seminar, conference or meeting live to a world-wide
audience over the Internet as a real-time streaming video. The event can
be recorded and made available for viewers to watch at their convenience
as an on-demand video or a downloadable podcast. CIT can also broadcast
NIH-only or HHS-only content.

What is NIH VideoCast?

The Center for Information Technology (CIT) makes special NIH events,
seminars, and lectures available to viewers on the VideoCast web site.
VideoCasting is the method of electronically streaming digitally encoded
video and audio data from a server to a client. Streaming files are
not downloaded, but rather are broadcast in a manner similar to television
broadcasts. The videos are processed by a compression program into
a streaming format and delivered in a staggered fashion to minimize
impact upon the network and maximize the experience of the content for
the viewer. When users request a streaming file they will receive an
initial burst of data after a short delay (file latency). While content
is being viewed, the streaming server machine and software continues
to "stream" data in such a manner that the viewer experiences
no break in the content.

How can I fix “Error Loading Player"?

Chrome, Firefox and Safari disable Flash by default. Adobe Flash must be enabled in your browser, so if you have a problem use a different browser which has
Flash enabled or update and enable Flash player. You can verify your installation of the Flash Player and get instructions on how to
Enable Flash Player
in your Browser here.

How do I know if my device can play a VideoCast?

Video quality is degraded

Video quality can degrade on a wireless connection. To improve performance,
switch to a wired LAN connection. Select a specific bit rate such as 1840K, 512K
or 225K depending on your actual network speed. Switch from full screen to normal
or HD to SD. If necessary, re-boot and try again.

I'm not getting sound

The event has started but I don't get a link

Live VideoCast events will automatically generate a "Click to
Watch" link a few minutes before the actual start time. Please
wait until the actual start time and if necessary, refresh your web
browser to get the link.

Figure 1. Refresh browser if you do not get "Click to Watch"
video link.

NIH-only and HHS-only Events

All VideoCasts are world-accessible except for NIH-only and HHS-only which can only be seen
from computers on NIH and HHS networks. Teleworking staff must use VPN to access NIH-only
and HHS-only VideoCasts.

Figure 1. NIH VPN software is the only supported solution
for teleworkers to watch NIH-only and HHS-only VideoCasts from a home
network

Can I download a VideoCast or a transcript?

Are all VideoCasts added to Past Events?

All VideoCasts are added as quickly as possible,
usually within a few days after the broadcast. All-day conferences can take
longer. On occasion the archive copies are made from backup recordings, which
will delay this process.

Event 19112 is embedded in a player that is 640x360. It will start at 10 minutes into the video (600 seconds) and will stop 10 seconds later.

Each Videocast has a permanent link assigned to it. You may place
this link on your webpage if you desire. The permanent link for an event
can be found at the "more info" page for the event. You can
use the permanent link if you need to future-proof the URL.

Figure 2. The Permanent link at the bottom of
the description can be used if you want a long-term URL.

Can I get CME credits watching a VideoCast?

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is the accredited
provider for NIH CME activities. For more information, please visit
https://hopkinscme.cloud-cme.com
and contact CME tech support directly from this page.

Do I need captions?

VideoCasts require captions for Section 508 compliance.

§ 1194.24 Video and multimedia products.

All training and informational video and multimedia productions which
support the agency's mission, regardless of format, that contain
speech or other audio information necessary for the comprehension of
the content, shall be open or closed captioned.